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Job 13:1-19

1Lo, mine eyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869hath seenרָאֲתָ֣הra.'a.TahH7200all this,mine earאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241hath heardשָֽׁמְעָ֥הsha.me.'AhH8085and understoodוַתָּ֥בֶןva.Ta.venH995it.

2What ye knowכְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶםKe.da'.te.khemH1847, the samedo I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045also: I amnot inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307unto you.

3Surelyאוּלָ֗ם'u.LamH199I would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696to the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,and I desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654to reasonוְהוֹכֵ֖חַve.ho.Khe.achH3198with Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.

4Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199ye areforgersטֹֽפְלֵי־to.fe.lei-H2950of liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, ye areall physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495of no valueאֱלִ֣ל'e.LilH457.

5O thatיִ֭תֵּןYi.tenH5414ye would altogetherהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790hold your peaceתַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּןta.cha.ri.ShunH2790!and it should be your wisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

6Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now my reasoningתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יto.khach.TiH8433,and hearkenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hak.Shi.vuH7181to the pleadingsוְרִב֖וֹתve.ri.VotH7379of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

7Will ye speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696wickedlyעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766for Godהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410?and talkתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423for him?

8Will ye acceptתִּשָּׂא֑וּןti.sa.'UnH5375his personהֲפָנָ֥יוha.fa.NavH6440?will ye contendתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378for Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?

9Is it goodH2895that he should search you outיַחְקֹ֣רyach.KorH2713?or as one manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582mockethכְּהָתֵ֥לke.ha.TelH2048another, do ye somockתְּהָתֵ֥לּוּte.ha.Te.luH2048him?

10He will surelyהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198reproveיוֹכִ֣יחַyo.Khi.achH3198you, if ye do secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרba.Se.terH5643acceptתִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃ti.sa.'UnH5375personsפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440.

11Shall not his excellencyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613make you afraidתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204?and his dreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307upon you?

12Your remembrancesזִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶםZikh.ro.nei.khemH2146arelikeמִשְׁלֵי־mish.lei-H4912unto ashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665,your bodiesלְגַבֵּי־le.ga.bei-H1354to bodiesגַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ga.bei.KhemH1354of clayחֹ֝֗מֶרCho.merH2563.

13Hold your peaceהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790,let me alone, that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696,and let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רve.ya.'a.VorH5674on me what will.

14Wherefore do I takeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my fleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320in my teethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127,and putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in mine handבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?

15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005he slayיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991me, yet will I trustאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176in him: but I will maintainאוֹכִֽיחַ׃'o.Khi.achH3198mine own waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforeפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440him.

16He also shall bemy salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444:for an hypocriteחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611shall not comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforeלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

17Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,and my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262with your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

18Behold now, I have orderedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I shall be justifiedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.

19Who is he thatwill pleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me? for now, if I hold my tongueאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790,I shall give up the ghostוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.

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